Norway vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Norway
52.7%
in 2024
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
Norway rank
4th
Sweden rank
7th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 52.7% against 47.8% in Sweden, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 51.0% | 7.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 49.9% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.0% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 48.0% | 2.6% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 52.7% against 47.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Norway and Sweden?
- 4.9%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Norway ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.